BAIMAH’S DIET CHECK-IN
Baimah, an orphaned orangutan from Kongbeng District, East Kutai, arrived at the Samboja Lestari Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre in September 2022. At 15 kg, she was severely overweight for an orangutan of her age and was immediately placed on a diet to get her back...
TAKING ACTION BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE: FOREST FIRES IN 2023
With global climate change creating more extreme weather events, forest fires tragically make headlines all too often. In Kalimantan, the working areas of the Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation have not been spared from occasional fire outbreaks, with years...
JEFFREY SHARES HIS ISLAND HOME
Jeffrey, an unreleasable male orangutan who is too old to undergo the rehabilitation process, is now sharing Island 0 with Yuyun, a female orangutan who was transferred to the island in February. Jeffrey was born at the Samboja Lestari Rehabilitation Centre in...
THE INDEPENDENT DELILAH
Delilah was born on 29 June 2018, to her mother Dilla, who was unable to care for her newborn. With a heavy heart, our Animal Welfare team had to take over responsibility for Delilah’s care and she was raised by our dedicated surrogate mothers at the Nyaru Menteng...
THE ‘WHISKERED’ WONDER OF KEHJE SEWEN
The whiskered treeswift (Hemiprocne comata) is the smallest bird species in the Hemiprocnidae family. The feathers on this bird’s head, wings, and tail are bluish-black in colour, while its back and chest are shaded olive-brown. This striking bird has unique,...